The watercolour depicts the old registry office in Munich. Credit: Reuters

A 1914 watercolour by Adolf Hitler has sold for 130,000 euros (£102,870) at auction in the German city of Nuremberg.

The private buyer, who is from the Middle East, attended the sale in person according to Kathrin Weidler, head of the auction house. She said there had also been inquiries from Asia and America.

The painting, entitled 'Standesamt und Altes Rathaus Muenchen' or 'Civil Registry Office and Old Town Hall of Munich', is one of about 2,000 works that Hitler painted between about 1905 and 1920 as a struggling young artist.

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A nearly 10 mile stretch of 8,000 luminous balloons has been lit through the centre of Berlin as the German capital prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this weekend.

The balloons will be released into the air on Sunday evening as the city marks the quarter century since the opening of the border was announced.

The balloon columns are arranged along the former route of the Wall, passing city landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie. Credit: Wolfgang Kumm/DPA/Press Association Images

The lanterns are a part of an art project titled 'Lichtgrenze 2014', which translates as Light Border. Credit: Wolfgang Kumm/DPA/Press Association Images

The long stretch of lights recreate the historic dividing line between East and West Germany that was demolished in 1989. Credit: Kay Nietfeld/DPA/Press Association Images

German chancellor Angela Merkel will reportedly withdraw her support for keeping Britain in the EU if David Cameron continues his drive to curb immigration into the UK.

Der Spiegel news magazine quoted sources within Mrs Merkel's office and German foreign ministry who said she feared Britain was approaching "the point of no return" unless Mr Cameron changed his strategy.

Angela Merkel is reported to have warned David Cameron not to tighten Britain's immigration controls to counter the rise of Ukip. Credit: Maurizio Gambarini/DPA/Press Association Images

Mrs Merkel, along with other EU leaders, firmly believes the measures the Prime Minister is planning, which are widely seen as aimed to counter the threat of Ukip, would undermine the principle of the free movement of labour.

According to The Sunday Times, Mr Cameron's awareness of German opposition has seen him ditch a proposal to impose quotas on low-skilled EU migrants but he will still bid to stretch the EU rules "to their limits".